Overview
Screening: Once
Points to reflect on in this paper: -Introduction Paragraph: Tell me what you will be discussing and covering in this paper.
- Overall discuss film budgets and of the $160K budget for the film Once, where do you think the producers needed to focus their spending to make this movie a success? Where do you believe the producers had to compromise budget-wise?
- Describe once scene that you feel there was an overwhelming use of Guerilla Filmmaking techniques. What Guerilla techniques did they use and how did the filmmakers provide “production value” where they didn’t necessarily use resources?
- Overall, based on the filmmakers intention with the story being a “modern day musical” and, obviously, music was the top priority in this film—do you feel the Guerilla and low budget “feeling” of the film better served the film’s story? Why or why not? Describe one scene of the film where low budget, Guerilla filmmaking really served the story well. -Conclusion Paragraph: Highlight what you covered and discussed in this paper, and any personal conclusion on the paper’s topic and class lecture for the week.
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